GRANT RESOURCES

At Volunteer Center McHenry County you can:
  • Research grants, funding maps, and funder data
  • Get hands-on help with your fundraising search from trained volunteers
  • Network with other local nonprofits
  • Gain expertise in a free training course
  • Over 150 resource: books, tool-kits, trained volunteers to assist you!
  • Email or call to reserve a computer or meet with certified grant writer 
    (walk-ins welcome, a $5 donation from non-members is appreciated.)
​First Friday Focus on Finding Grant Funding: Monthly, 10 A.M. to Noon ​

Attend an “Introduction to Finding Grants” and learn to use The Foundation Center Online Directory and Grantspace. This will be a small group training session. Space is limited to 4.  
  • Learn how to conduct an online grant search. 
  • Find out where to look online to view sample documents
  • Sign up to receive email alerts on new RFPs
  • Receive individual assistance 
Volunteer Center McHenry County is a Funding Information Network Partner and your nearest nonprofit resource center providing free funding information.
Volunteer Center McHenry County is a Funding Information Network Partner and offers free access to The Foundation Center, a powerful grant and fundraising tool. The Foundation Center is a national nonprofit service organization recognized as the nation’s leading authority on organized philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers to tools they can use and information they can trust. Its audiences include grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public. 

The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants; issues a wide variety of print, electronic, and online information resources; conducts and publishes research on trends in foundation growth, giving, and practice; and offers an array of free and affordable educational programs

Access Foundation Center's world-class database, Foundation Directory Online, and get hands-on support in navigating the profiles of over 140,000 grantmaking organizations to find the funding you need. We also offer access to Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, a funding database for students, artists, researchers, and individuals.  Stop by our  Resource Center  and get started!

See a sample record to find out why using Foundation Directory Online will win more grants and make a bigger difference!
Sharon Smith, Grant Expert
Kristi Kellerman, Grant Researcher
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